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Color Out of Space
Color Out of Space | H.P. Lovecraft
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Color Out of Space H.P. Lovecraft When Lovecraft set out to write The Colour Out of Space, he wanted to write about an alien entity, that was actually alien and unknown. Because Lovecraft realized that if you used the same caricature of a grey alien every time that you wrote an alien/UFO story it wasn't going to be scary at all. And besides, the word alien refers to something absolutely foreign and unknown, and after awhile being told something is alien, doesn't make it so. But Lovecraft did it. He created a terrifying entity that mere humans can't fully comprehend. The Colour Out of Space is a 1st-person narrative written from the perspective of an unnamed Boston surveyor. To prepare for the construction of a new Massachusetts reservoir, he surveys a rural area that's to be flooded near the fictional town of Arkham. He comes across a mysterious patch of land, an abandoned 5-acre farmstead completely devoid of life. At the centre of the farmstead is an old well. The site fills him with an unnatural sense of dread...
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Roary47
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4✨ A meteor strikes a family farm. A grey hue is seen on plants, then animals, and finally the family. There is something in the well and it is ominous. #Scarathon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

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nikekay
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Finished reading on 28 March 2021.

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JessClark78
The Colour Out of Space | H P Lovecraft
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1. The Ghost Tree - Christina Henry

2. It was just a colour out of space—a frightful messenger from unformed realms of infinity beyond all Nature as we know it; from realms whose mere existence stuns the brain and numbs us with the black extra-cosmic gulfs it throws open before our frenzied eyes.

#SpookySaturday

TheNeverendingTBR Got to love a bit of Lovecraft from time to time! 💫 thanks for playing along! 🌌 4y
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TheNeverendingTBR
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This one is about a man trying to find out how a piece of land came to be known as “The Blasted Heath” after a meteorite crashed to the ground was found to contain strange properties and a colour that has never been seen before.

Lovecraft (as usual) doesn't give any details of what was contained in the meteor that caused all of this damage, he just leaves it up to your imagination and that's why I've always loved his work.

"Meteor shit!" ☄

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readordierachel There is a film adaptation of this starring Nic Cage that is intense. 4y
TheNeverendingTBR @readordierachel I know, i think I'll give it a watch soon - thank you! 4y
TheNeverendingTBR @readordierachel Have you seen Re-Animator and From Beyond? Those were adapted from Lovecraft stories and they're fantastic! 👌 4y
readordierachel I feel like I saw Re-Animator as a kid but I don't remember much. Time for a rewatch I guess! And I haven't seen the other. Will check it out! 4y
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Mangelli
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Very atmospheric. A perfect introduction into the world of cosmic horror as its own sub genre.

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Verba Docent
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There are valid issues with Lovecraft's personal views which I will not reiterate because they are well documented. Speaking only of the short story, it is among the fan favorites for good reason. HPL truly captures the the horror of something completely inhuman and outside of human understanding. A great sci-fi horror that doesn't rely on gimmicky alien “effects“ but tugs at something universally, anciently frightening.

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Parvez
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My first Lovecraft book. Will definitely read another. Very vivid descriptions and yet I feel like everyone probably has a totally different experience because it leaves much up to the imagination.

Liz_M That is a wonderfully creepy cover, too! 5y
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VeryLazyDaisy
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A friend just asked me which Lovecraft story to start with, and I could hardly contain my excitement.

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ReadingVampire
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This was GREAT! My first Lovecraft a success! This was so creepy, I‘m glad we had to read it for Sci-fi Lit class. 😱👍🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

UglyOldBat Yay! 7y
COLearyDavidson I love Lovecraft! 👾 6y
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Dan_SpiderCrafts
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The animated 'iLovecraft 2' app for The Colour Out of Space was really amazing! 🤗 I totally enjoyed the surreal magic, and spooky jump scares that sure got me a few times by surprise, best for iOS reading in the dark. 😱 A groovy treasure that I highly recommend!

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Dan_SpiderCrafts
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I just picked up the new 'iLovecraft 2' app download for The Colour Out of Space, animated by The iClassics Collection. 😻💙 I'm so looking forward to fun with this read!